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A banned drink-driver has been jailed for 18 weeks because of his history of offending. Neil Aston Beckford, aged 50, of Brandhall Court, Oldbury, admitted driving a silver Audi in Pound Road while over the limit. He also admitted driving whole disqualified and without insurance. He was ordered to pay £257 in costs. Other recent cases at the local magistrates courts include: An
Oldbury teenager who breached a probation order by texting an abusive message has been fined £80 and ordered to pay £60 costs. Cain Joseph Keith-Alan Lees, aged 19, of Brennand Road, Brandhall, admitted the breach. A
Stourbridge woman who discarded a cigarette in High Street must pay £482 in fines and costs for littering. Kim Wright, aged 23, of Spiral Court, Worcester Street, pleaded not guilty but was convicted in her absence.